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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 18i>2.
, | „ |„.m« In K itonton, where he w
jW |,ile In-fore commencing no actl
% a^iinut the thirl; party in . I
Utt'SOX TALKS
about politics in gen
s % eral and
»,-r. Point"! Tiling* to hajr-
|te-Kkct*il Speaker-The
.. ... |. stronger Than Most Fro-
., ., “ [Special.]—Con
* M T.ioin." Lawson, of the
;i»»»l-" listrict, «u a pa*
' ; 1 -1.! tUc il" 'rain on the Macon
*ts„'ttli<.ro rm l yesterday en route
15 l„.me In K itonton, where he will
active
. .hi*
{IJ U'
^Vo-iiked by an Evening News rej
, <r what method* he would puraue
tho third party lhere*y, he
j. ..| propose to u»e honey and va*e-
in'I Si«e the «calped and Jcaustic a
berth. My view* lufregard to
i-ei'nicnt of the third party ulcer Scoin-
2, with thoae *o vigorously expre*Md
bTtllf Atlanta Constitution, In .whlsh a
{ ’n Ci |iit"ry |>olloy I* advocated and the
per«ua»lon I* urged In preference
i.i u]«r»i'>n and vllllfleatlon. So far a*
.{length of the third party I* con
tBe ,l I am corlnln that the democrat*
ri'illro tho magnitude of tho
,io:<r. Juat a* noon a* I re«t up atifH
dmtly I propoae to take tho itump and
CM „„ my district thoroughly, andTf
Ilf third parly people will only turn
ont to hear me 1 am certain that the
laiiioy „f the creed they are entertaining
. |., „|i„wn. The trouble with them
ii that they will not turn out to hoar
democrat* and that 1* tho rea*on tho
third parly hore»lea aro gaining «uch a
»T.oghold in (ieorgta,
-Jerry MmpsoO told inf that he did not
thick the third party *tood any chance
; earning t'l top's district, but lie claim*
that they will cairy »evuu districts in
Aeudia. I fully realize the necessity of
. a* and aleeplca* campaign
jCiio.it the thinbparty, but it ahould be
00,.,f |atr*ua»ion and not of abu*e. To
all them .in.irclilsts, communist*, and
..ther *1 u h opprobrious epithets only
hardens their heart*, »o to speak, and
they shut their mind* to conviction.
Thrv say that l)r. Bobbins, of Greens-
hot.', is a shrewd politician and he 1*
en making a canvasa In the interest of
the third party, (.'apt. IV. B. Barnett
of Athens, hail a joint debate with him
in Oconee on Saturday, but the third
partyites hissed the Captain because his
argument* were unanswerable and be
sa> making the fur literally fly.”
When asked about the paramount leg-
illation In the neat congress Judge Law-
ion replied: "Tariff reform will consti
tute the principal bualnes* of tho coming
esngres*. Tariff roform la tho vital
inue before the country and it will
claim the lion's share of attention in the
coming house.
"Crisp,” continued Congressman Law-
ion. "aill lie elected speaker of the bouse
ii democratic, lie Is a splendid presid-
mgi.Dicer and his management of the
vast democratic majority in the last
houw wa* no uumeaulng tribute to bis
parliamentary powers "
"I t! ink," said Congressman Lawson,
"that U nlike Cochran is a windbag, and
>■ far as his statesmanship in concerned
that it is about as aelial a* a mirage of
* the d.sert. Cochran hardly ever
s'tvnds the session* of congress ami I
Lav« only seen him in his seat once
date the Chicago convention. The
wetet ,.f his apiarrnt oratorical success
fad prestige is his Iconino and prepos-
Ws'ii.g apjivarance nno Ids lluency ami
* is,i...is articulation,”
"Congress would have adjourned ten
•by. before it did had It not been for
Kilg.ue's lillbusterlng. Kilgore Is the
nan who made himself notorious by
kicking "pen a door that Tom Heed had
k»d closed. It la a pity that the dime
nuieum that was after Kilgore did not
f** him and probably lie would not have
keen present to obstruct legislation.
"In order to meet the danger* that
confront the democracy from the third
I’Atty in Georgia It la necessary to organ-
“'e thoroughly throughout the state, and
I think democratic club* aro the beat
Heins for promulgating democratic
literature and securing that strong or-
funcatloii that Is now absolutely neces-
t" rout the enemy.”
Tll»: < (>KIIK<T CHLIMIIlu |)AV.
WORKING WELL.
ONE HUNOREO AND FIFTY TEACH
ERS PRESENT,
Or.o.„r ill. X 11 r ,, r
••»** ( h«n(r,
At the instance of the executive com-
mittce of the nations! public school cel
ebration of Columbus day, .a bill w as re
cently introduced into congress instruct
lug President Harrison to issue a pmc
lamation making Columbus d»y a gen-
eral holiday. In the interest of scholarly
accuracy, this hill wisely authorized the One hundred and fifty teachers have
change in date from < ictober 12 to Octo- visited Atnrricu* during the past two
her .‘1. It has passed both branches of weeks. Of this number, eighty hive
A NKOIU) TKACIIKII
PROCLAMATION
Al III** Colored limtltulr ArreMrd for !>!••
orderly Condurt.
ii. L. Walker, a colored school teacher Snlimittlng Constitutional Amend-
I It-ml lug lire I'rnftotlv Noruu»| I iintltulm
In SpssIon In AuierlniM—The l;«rrrl»re Are
>:«renllitKl> lntrrr»lliiK ninl lii#tru«iitr.
fcouirthliiK of What line lleen Ikme.
] of Augusta, who U in charge of tlio col-I
ored Peabody institute in maiiIoii hcr«*,
will have to answer in the city court
tomorrow to the charge of dimmlerly j
conduct.
congress and receiver! the )>roddent*ft tig.
nature.
Above all other date* nearly every
pupil in our public schools remembers
that Columbus discovered America Oc*
tober 12th, 1492. They will all want to
know why the 400tli anniversary falls on
October 21st, 18P2.
For many centuries the calender In
stituted by Julius Csesar, known as the
Julian calender, wss commonly accepted.
This calendar assumed thst there were
attended the I’rabody Normal Institute
for white teachers, livid at the Jackson
street school building, and seventy the
Peabody Normal Institute for colored
teachers, held at the African Methodist
church
The work of both Institutes bat been
Interesting and profitable.
At the Jackson street school building,
Prof. Charles Lane, of Atlanta, presides
In the absence of State School Commis
sioner Bradwetl. He la assisted by Su
meat!-.
p'AKl H IM. Hepahtmkxt,
Atlanta. Ga., July 21. Pits.
Whkulan The Gem-rat Assembly of
The speciticatiou is using profane and : pueed the following four(t) Acts to amend
Indecent language on a public street and efle Constitution „f the State, to wit:
in the hearing of several |>eople, Includ- T „ f., r Aa.ual „f th.
ing a lady. | Oeaeral Assemkly.
It seems that Walker and Professor | No. !'»
Phillips, a colored teacher of Americus, An Act to alter and amend article
MB] day* la a year. But as this made neiintendent Harper of the Americus
the year II minutes and II seconds too
long it could not without correction verv
long answer the purpose for which it
devised. Consequently, In l-'sz t.
was found necessary to reform the cal
endar, and the Gregorian calendar was
adopted. In order to correct the errors
that the old calendar had made ten days
were drop|ieil out, and October .'th of
1182 became October 1.1th. As the error
waa found to lie exactly three days in
100 years the Gregorian calendar omitted
the leap-year from every ccnturlal yeat,
excep'ing those that were divisible by
400. Thus the years 1100, 1700 and 1S00
were not leap-years.
As above suited, this reformation took
shoots. Prof. J. W. Frederick, of Mar
s'..Grille, and Superintendent A. I
(lianham, of the Brunswick schools,
The plan of work Is as follows: From 0
to 12 o'clock on live days of each week,
the Instructor* deliver lectureeon the
best method* of teaching the subjects
fixed by law for the currlcklum of the
ptibllo schools; from :{M to 1 o'clock in
the afternoon, Instructors and attend
ant! unite In Informal discussions of all
sorts of questions pertaining to school
work,
The teachers who are attending the
Institutes came from fifteen or twenty
dilierrnt counties, including a territory
as fnr north ns Macon, ns far west as
place in 1182, and ten days wore omitted | Columbus, and as far Smith as llruns-
ftom the calendar But as Columbus 1 wk-k. The school commissioners of ten
discovered America previous to the year 1 counties have le-en present at the insti-
1100, which reckoned, by the Gregorian lute for whites, receiving from the
calendar, would not be a leap-year, there state school commissioner Instruction
would he but nine days to admit. concerning their duties.
On October 21, 1S02, the situ Kill 1M.-CU- state School Commissioner llradwcll
py the same relative position to the I will arrive In the city tonight, and will
earth as on that memorable October 12, spend several days visiting the insti
tutes and aiding in their work.
The Colored Institute.
The colored teachers who are attend
ing the Peabody Institute bare passed
through another week full of good things
for them in their work. Anti appear
ances are that they are not letting them
slip by without their getting some of
them. Good attention is being given
and copious notes taken.
This week ha* in store many more
good things for them. Betides the regu
lar institute work for each day, by the
able corps of Instructors, on Mondsy
night Professor lane will deliver one of
hi' great laughter producing lecturei.
On Wednesday night lion. 8. D. Brad-
well will address tho membors of tho In.
stltutn and citizens. On Thursday night
a spelling match It to be had In which
the teachers and any person desiring can
Lake part. Prizes will be given the person
who sits down first and to the one who
Is the last ouc to sit down. The in
struct..)* are anxious that the eessloos
1402.
The Gregorian calendar was not intro
duced into (treat Britain until 1T-TJ, pop
ular Ignorance and prejudice up tt> that
time successfully opposing it. It is re
markable that Gussia still adhere* to the
Julian reckoning.
We have already announced thechange
as in the interest of scholarly accuracy.
The public school stands for enlighten
ment and progress and it would not be
in keeping with tbii spirit to compute
the four centuriee that will Intervene
between the date cf the discovery and
the date we are to celebrate by an erro
neous calendar which bad Its day and
was discarded more than BOO year* ago.
All tho procodonta for celobrntlng
American anniversaries are in favor of
correcting the old calendar to the new.
For instance, “Forefathers' Day" in New
England la celebrated December 21st,
although according to the Julian calen
dar the Pilgrims reached Plymouth
UK WAS tllst IIVKKKH
' Wl.ttr Mr.illuii n Itlilr. anil Was Shi.I In the
A Case for Charily.
line is a case for the good people of
Lutrl' ii* and Sumter county to look
"her.
I’xvi.l i tumbles* |* a young man liv-
| 1 -' »i!li hi* wife about two miles and a
•"K southeast of the city. For some
he ha* been sick with fever and
unable to ,| u my WO rk. Being a day
an,) having to depend for the
' *>' bread upon Ills work, blsconditlon
t* heroine critical. He waa not even
1 ’.v t. procure a physician until a day
** ,w ” since, and hla food hay been
tti»re.
hoaelblog must be done for him, and
*“ *Lo assist may be sure they are ex-
l-en-iiug their charity where It la needed
101 * i!l Lc appreciated.
'“Mhing left at MoMath Bros’, store
Forsyth street will be sent to the
Doper place.
To the Asylum,
* ro P •folder, .Stewart county's able
popular sheriff, paiacd through
tuorlcu* yesterday In charge of Mat*
'** U'atkln*. Watkins has been
•"-"I insane and Sheriff Holder was
,^■8 to the asylum In Mtlledge-
December 11th. Washington was born
on the 11 th dsy of February, -‘old style," a 111 he more largely attends J,
but we celebrate the anniversary of his [
birth on the 22d .lay of February "new
style.”
The original pro|>osal fur the public i
school celebration set apart October Several negroes tried to -teal a ride
2th, but the friends of free education j rom | |cre to |, t impkin on n through
who are pushing the cntcrprDo believed frc |„i lt Saturday nlyht, and a* a result
had precedent would bo established a* 1 OBr t|l(m wil '| j, r „bahl V die.
it turned a false date for the observance ||tf wal ,j Iot itl t |ic |„. a( |, iin ,| his con-
an historical event. This ta the first ,ii,|„n is precarious.
.hurt that lias ever been made fittingly, when Ponders was reached the tie-
to tib-cne. by natioual commemorative ^ |OCK wer e discovered, and the conductor
exercises, tho acblcvemeni of Columbus,, #n j |j rn ^ cmell attempted to put them off.
and the right day should be celebrated. Ther# wal a „ altercation, and finally
For this reason wo arc glad that October nc re tired
were passing in front of the Western
Cnlon Telegraph office, when one of the
messenger boys, who was standing out
side eating a peach, was called by an op
erator.
He started In and as be did so, pitched
the seed ont towards the street. Wal
ker claims that the seed struck him.
There were two other messenger boys,
little fellows of about twelve year*,
standing at the door, and Walker turned
and walked up to them.
He began abusing and cursing them,
and called them the most vile and Inde
cent names. The little fellows pro
tested, but Walker oontlnued. Philips
remonstrated with him, and tried to In
duce him to atop.
Walker finally drew back tils umbrella
and threatened to strike one of the
boys, when Mr. llloom Brown and Mr.
I:e Cain rusbetl up and compelled him
to desist.
In the afternoon Policeman Feagin
and Harrow found Walkor and he will
have to appear in court tomorrow.
The language he used waa [of such na
ture as tocome under the state laws, and
It is probable that the matter will not he
dropped until it gets into a state court.
It was an exhibition greatly to lie con
demned, and the people here are not
accustomed to. The colored people of
Americus are well-behaved, and visitors
to the city must learn to be the same.
Fined line Hollar.
ILL. Walker, the negro school teacher
who used inch vile language Saturday
afternoon to the little telegraph messen
ger, did not appear at trial Monday
morning.
Instead he sent another negro who
entered for him the plea of guilty. The
mayor then fined hint $1.
None of the witnesses appeared, and
some were not summooed.
Walker, as stated In Sunday's issue, la
in charge of the colored Peabody Insti
tute in session here, and Is a prominent
negro educator In Auguitn. Ills friends
here made strong efforts to keep the
matter out of print, saying It would hurt
hla character.
Several people beard hla words, and
all, with the exception of Phillips, tho
colored teacher who waa with him,
unite In saying the language waa most
profane and indecent and obscene.
A COMI'IIOMIHK
_l*t Is to be the day. We want the
children of the land to observe an anni
versary. with all that that name Implies,
and not nocessarily the recurrence of a
fixed date, which, ewlng to arbitrary
changes in the methods of computing
time, has lost Its significance, and In our
day does not accurately mark off the
true century point. Hurrah for the
National Columbian Public School Cele
bration of October 21.
A Smlilrn Uratb.
Mrs. A. Lewi* died suddenly at her
home last night about nine o'clock. Slio
w aa at the supper table a short time
before, and seemed only slightly Indis
posed.
Shortly afterward* she wss taken vlo-
lently ill. Th# I)r*. Hinkle were tele- Country. Of gentle descent she Is full
phoned for, but. drive as hard as they of lh# that Is found la Its
could, before they got there she wss j an< | m o«t attractive state where.
One of the negroes received a bullet
full in the forehead. It la not known
who fired the abut, nor what the negro's
name la.
He waa carried to Lumpkin where
physicians dressed his head. It wss
founJ that the skull was broken, and
four pieces of skull were taken from the
brain. It Is not thought possible that
ho can live.
A Mesarvvd Appointment.
Mrs. M. It. Limar, of this city, ha*
been appolntod to the position of music
teacher In the Girl* Industrial College
at Milledgevllle. Tiik Timls-Uixobdkk
take* pleasure In announcing this fact
for there la no more accomplished musi
cian or more intellectual woman in this
dead.
She leave* her husband and three chil
dren to mourn her loss. Her children
are Mrs. Dr. A. B. Hinkle, Mr. Oscar
Iawis and Mr. B. L. Lewis, of Lumpkin.
She was a sister of Hon. A. O. Nnelton,
of Meriwether county.
The city and community is filled
a* I* her case, the best old Southern
blood llows. The industrial school I*
to be complimented on securing the ser
vice* of so able a gentlewoman.
To Lecture Again.
Everybody was delighted with Prof.
__ Lane's lecture Friday night. All over
with bar trienda and admirer*. She was tho city yesterday the people were talk-
a woman of many strong and happy; ing about It and complimenting the
traits of character, and possessed a sweet: brilliant Atlantlan. All will be glad to
womanliness that drew Ml to her. There , know that he baa coiuented to appear
is sorrow In host* of homes *t her, again In Americus. He will lecture
. | again for the benefit of the library# and
The body will be carried to Thomse- I this time his eubject will be "conversa-
ton this afternoon and Interred there to- ,|ons." It will probably occur Friday
night.
Coming Hack la lbs Fold.
Col. Jo# Hudson cam# over from
Webster yesterday, and among other
thing* he said:
“Th# third party p#opl# ar# coming
back to the fold and signing th# demo
cratic club list. Savsral of th# best men
put their name# down Saturday.”
It la said Ibat there le not an Idl# ear*
penter in Americus.
Watson Map Como.
Jerry Simpson's statement that Wat
son will not go Into the Third district to
try to defeat Speaker Crisp was contra-
dieted at alliance headquarter*. A third
party man, who la very near Mr. W ataon,
smiled when asked If the third party
leader will get Into the Third dletrict,
and said that Is very doubtful.-Conatl-
tutlon.
Ktr.rtovl la Atlanta Yrstardap Hot worn
Winn anil I'kWI.
Atlanta, August 8.- [Special ]—'The
third party leaders, Watson, Pont and
Ellington have been in close conference
all day with Pickett and Winn of the
ninth district, with the result of having
effected a compromise by which the
breach between them hat been healed,
and one or the other of them will with
draw. Pickett and Winn havo both
thm 4, paras-mph a of the Constitution
of 1SJT. Iiy »• - -Ing out the word ''bien
nially.” In ' I • bird line, after the word
"and" and i • .-re the word "thereafter,”
and substituting therefor the wont "an
nually," nt' l I he manner of submitting
the same for rat Hirst loo. and for other
purposes
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgls. and It is hereby en
acted by authority of the same. That from
and aftor the pasaage of this Act that arti
cle t, section 4. paragraph .* of the Consti
tution of 1*77 he eltervVsn-i amended by
striking out the wont - biennially” after
the word "snd” and before the
“thereafter.'' In the third line, and substi
tuting thenfor the word "annually,” en
that the first clause of said paragraph,
when amended, will read as follows, vis:
"The meeting of the General Assembly,
after the ratification of this Constitution
shall he on the fourth Wednesday In Octo
ber, 1*78, and annually thereafter on the
earn* day. until th# da
bylaw."
Eec. S. Belt further enacted, That If thli
amendment shall be agreed to hr two-
thirds of th* member* elected to each of the
two houses, the same shall Im entered on
thelrJounials.wIth the yeceand nays taken
thereon, and the Governor shnll cause said
amendment to l>e published In one or more
newspa|wrs In each congressional district
for two months previous to the next gen
eral election, anil t he came shad In sub
mitted to the people at tbs next general
election, and the legal voters at the next
general election shall have written or
printed on th.-ir tickets, "l(atif!cnt!on;''oi
'•Against Ratification," as they may
choose to rote: ami If a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly, voting, shall vote
In favor of ratification, thru said amend
ment shall la-eome a part of said article 2,
section 4. paragraph:) of theCnnstitutlon of
this State, and the Governor shall make
proclamation thereof.
Sec 8. lie It further enacted. That all
lawa in conflict with this Act be, and th*
same are. hereby repealed.
Approved October 21, 1(01.
Also, *o FIs Length *f Seeelons si Gen
eral Assembly,
No. 708.
An Act to alter and amend article 3, sec
tion 4, paragraph 0 of th* Constitution
of this State, by striking out the follow
Injg words after the word ‘than,” vis.-,
“forty days' unless by a two-lhtrda vote
of the whole number of each House,”
and substituting therefor the following;
“fifty tlavs.” and to bruelde for enbrale-
sion of the same, and for other parpoeea.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, and It Is hereby -en
acted by the same, That article S, section
A paragraph A of the Constllntlon of this
State be amended by striking ont the fol
lowing words after the wonPThan," vlx.:
“forty days, notes* br a two-thirds rote of
the whole number of #seh House,” ami
substituting therefor the following: “fifty
days," so that said paragraph, when so
amended, will read asfollows: "Nosession
of th* General Assembly shall continue
longer than fifty days; provided that If an
Impeachment trial pending at th* end of
fifty days th* session may be prolonged
till tbe completion of said trial.
See. & Be It furtherenacted. That If this
amendment shall b# agreed to by two-
thirds of the members to each of th# two
Houses, the same shall b* entered on their
Journals, with th* yea* snd oars entered
thereon, snd the Governor shallcanee said
amendment to be published In on* or more
newspapers In each congressional district,
for two months previous to the next gen
eral election, and the same shall be sub-
next preceding the time of holding th#
next general election.
Rcc a Be it further enacted. That th#
•borepropose.I a orndment «i. ill be sab-
milted, for ratification cr rejection, to th#
elector*of this. 5 tate, at fir n-vt general
election to lm held after publication, as
provided for m th- second s-crl.*n of this
Act, in the several eleetioudistrict* of this
ritate. nt whieh election every person shall
Ik. entitled to vote who is entitled t > vote
for members of the General Assembly.
All person* voting nt said elect he, in favor
of adopting the protaesed amendment to
the Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballot* the word*. “For
ratification of the amendment uf para
graph 7 uf lu-ctiun 7 of article 3 of th* Con-
atitutlon,'* a: d all person* op;sea-si to th#
adoption of »ii.l amendment, shall hare
written or printed on their ballot* the
word*. “Against the ratification of th*
amendment of paragraph 7 of section T of
article 3 of the Constitution.”
riec. A Be It further enacted, Thst th*
Governor he, and he is hereby authorised
and directed to provide for the submission
of the amendment proposed In the first
section of this Act, to* rote of th* people,
as- required by th* Constitution o( this
ritate, lnparagraph 1 of section 1 of article
13. and br this Act; and if ratified, the
Governor shall, when be ascertains stacb
ratification from tbe Secretary of rival*, to
whom tbe returns shall be referred. In the
asm* manner as In ease* of elections far
members of tbe General Assembly, to
count end ascertain th* result, issue hla
proclamation for tbe period of thirty day#,
announcing such result and declaring w#
amendment ratified.
Bee A Be It further enacted. That all
laws and parts of taws In conflict with this
Act be, and the aam* are, hereby repealed.
Approved December 3A 180b.
Also, Charter* for Hanks, Insure***
Companies, Ele., to Be Issued by
leeretaep of Stale.
No. TIL
An Act to alter and amend article A sec
tion 7, paragraph 18 of tbe Constitution
of Georgia, by striking therefrom after
til* word "companiee,” in the second
line thereof, tbe following, vis.: "Except
banking, insurance, railroads, canal,
navigation, express and telegraph com
panies: nor,” and adding as a substitute
therefor, at the end ot said paragraph,
after the wont "courts." tbe following,
via.: “all corporate powers and privi
lege* to Irnnklng, insurance, railroad,
canal, navigation, express and telegraph
companies shall lie Issued and granted
by the Secretary of State la such manner
as shall lm prescribed by law;" and for
the submission of the same to the quali
fied voters fur ratification, and for other
pur; >o*os.
Section I. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, and it Is henby en
acted by authority of tbe same. That from
and after tbe passage of this Act, that
artlcla A section 7, paragraph tl ot tbe
Constitution of thl* State he altered and
amended by striking therefrom after tbe
word "companies," in the second line
thereof, the following word*, vlx,: “Ex
cept bonking. Insurance, railroad, canal,
navigation, expraee and telegraph com
panies;" and adding aa a substitute there
for, at the end of said paragraph, after tbe
word “conru,” the following, vlx: “All
corporate power# and privileges to bank
ing, insurance, railroad, canal, navintoin,
•xpress and telegraph companies shall be
Issued and granted by tbs Secretary ot
State in such manner**shall be prescribed
bylaw,” so that laid paragraph, whan
amended, will read aa follows, via: “Th#
General Assembly shall hare no power to
grant corporate power# and privileges to
private companies to mako or change elec
tion precinct*; nor to establish bridges nor
ferries; nor to change turns* of legitimate
children, but It shall praecrib* by law the
manner In which such power# (hall b# #x-
erdsed by the oourto. All corporate pow
ers and prisileges to banking, Insurance,
railroad, canal, navigation, expreea and
telegraph companlei shall be Issued and
granted by thu Secretary of Stria* In #ueh
manner as shall be prescribed by law, and
If any event the Secretary of State should
be disqualified to act in any ease, then In
that event the Legislature shall pro rids
by general law* by what person such char*
term shall be granted." , — -a
See. 2 Be it furtherenacted, That if this
amendment shall be agreed to by two-
third vote of the members elected to each
of th* two Houses, th* same shall b# so-
or priiit.-.! on tliclr tickets the wurd“Kati-
ficatiou" or "Against Hatillratlon." as
they a.ny choose to vote; and If a majority
of tne electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of tlie General Assembly voting
then-in shall vote in favor of ratification,
then son I nineielmctit shall U-comea part
of Mild article 7, section 4. paragraph u of
, . . , tne Constitution of tills Mate, and
signed an agreement tho contents of : h# Governor shall make proclamation
.which are yet unknown beyond the fact. thereof. . , _ . .
* ., ,, .. , Sec. S. !> It further enacted. That all
that they are bound to submit their .Ilf- ( Uw> (ll emthet with this Act he repealed,
fcrences to some sort of a board of arid
tration whoso action shall be binding
tt|Hin them.
It was impossible, however, to ascer
tain tbe exact terms of the agreement
or who are to compose the bo# rd of ar
bitration. There can bo no doubt, how
ever, but that a basis of compromise baa
been reached, and that then will be only
one third party candldat# In the ninth
district.
The opinion prevails at democratic
headquarters that Winn will b# the man
to withdraw. One reason ot which la
tbe belief that Pickett wonld not abide
by the agreement be lias signed, but
would violate It and run unyhow If de
cided against him.
tend on their Journals, with tbe yeas owl
nays taken thereon, and tbs Governor
milted to the people at th. next general fGhHun m.io*r moraSTS^ra*"!?
•lection, ntnl the Wal rotfr» at th# next i li!?,. »«l°. r |Utr LoJI
said geu.-ral ejection shall have Inscribed ^tUprevi'o^
tlon, and the same shall b* submitted to
A GAME OF SKIN
Canoes One Negro to (.hoot nod Fatally
Wound Another.
There was a negro shooting at Lou-
vale Sunday, and as n result there will
be one lea* colored citizen in that dis
trict.
The shooting star tel over a game of
“skin."
A crowd of negroes were gambling,
and in the crowd were Doc Hawkins and
Jordan Allen.
A quarrel arose about the game, and
finally resulted la an open dispute be
tween the two mentioned. Hawkins
drew his pistol and tired, the ball strik
ing Allen near the left nipple.
Immediately after shooting, llawklna
left. Medical attendance wss called for
Allen, but little could be done. Th*
phyilcians say there I* little chance for
hla recovery.
Hawkins has not been seen alne* Ike
tragedy, and seems to have made feed
hla escape.
Mr. J. M. folium baa been re sleeted
aa principal of the Doyi* nigh eebooi, in
Marion county. Mr. Coll am t
this position oontlnnoasly Mae* -the
Doyle school was established Md It I*
largely due to his untiring energy In It*
behalf that It now ranks anroeg the
schools In Merlon eonnty.
.
Approved October 21, Kftll.
Also, First an,l second Headings of Local
Hills and llnilroad and Hank charters.
No. 102.
An Act to amend article A section 7, para
graph 7 of ths Constitution of tbs stats,
by adding thereto the following words:
“Uut the first anil eecond reading of each
local bill suit bank and railroad charters,
In each House, shall consist of th* read
ing of the title only, unless said bUl is
ordered to tie engrossed."
WntBiAS. Article A section 7. paragraph
8 of tbe Constitution nqnlra* that no law
or ordinance shall pass which refer* to
mors than on* subject-matter, or eontalos
matter different from what Is expressed ta
tbs title thereof; and
WIIIBEAS, Buie 32 of th* Senate end
Rut* 41 of th* House, requires that no de
bate shall bs admitted upon soy bill at
ths first resiling,andtheqnsstlon snail be.
Shall this bill bs committed or engroosedr
and
WnEREAA Experience has shown th*
wisdom of these rule* forbidding debate
upon Its first reading, and until a commit
tee, to which • hill baa been referred, has
become accurately and thoroughly ac
quainted with lla Inteut and force and re
ported their opinion of It, and the rules
themselves prove thst It Is unnecessary to
read non than the title of the bill when
first Introduced: and
WtlE!lLA*. If this amendment becomes
part of tbs Constitution the result will be
to shorten th* sessions of th* General As-
•emblr. end thus Urgelx radpeg (Pt. Ex
penses of (he leglelstive department ot tbs
Mate Government, and to that extent
diminish ths burdens of taxation upon th*
people of th* State; therefore,
Section I. Ik II enacted by th* General
Assembly of the State of Georgia, and U
is hereby enacted by authority of ths some,
That the Ctnstltutloo of this State bs
amended by adding to urtlcl* A section f,
paragraph 7. tha following words: “But
the Brat and second reading of each local
bill, and bank and railroad ehaitan In
each House, shell consist of lb* reading ot
tho title only, unless said hill is ordered to
St? isBEfVS
bill, before U shall pew, shall be read
three time* end on thras ssparatedays in
each Howae, nairas in eass ot actual fnva-
•faaS'loaaMrilLaad haS
•barter, shall coastal ot ths
•< tbewle only, trains said HU is
H SSSetoiteid. That when-
weneeed—miuiint to the
ths people at the next general election, and
the legal voters nt the next said general
election shall hare inscribed or printed on
their tickets "For ratification uf amend
ment to artlclo A sect ion 7 of paragraph
18,” or “Auainst ratification of amend
ment to article 3. section 7 of paragraph
IS,” a* they may choose to rote; and If a
majority nt the electors qualified to rote
for member* ot tbs General Assembly,
voting thereon, rota in favor of ratifica
tion, then said amendment shall become a
part of said article A section 7, paragraph
IS of the Constitution of th* Mate, and
th* Governor shall make proclamation
thereof.
geo. A.Ik it in-sag gnacted. lilt *U
lavra and part* or taws in conmct wtth this
Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Approved September ill, brill.
Now, therefore, I, W. J. Nobtjiex, Gov
ernor of said State, do Issue this my proc
lamation declaring the four («) foregoing
proposed amendments to th* Constitution
are hereby submitted for ratification or re
jection to tbe legal voters of tbe State at
lb* general election to he held on Wednes
day, October rib, 1802, as provided In said
Acts. W. J KORTIIEX,
By ths Governor. Governor.
J. W. Wabbly.
Secretary Executive Dcp’L
A Visit to Americas.
Last Friday evening we boarded the
Brunswick and Western northbound
train for a few days visit to friends and
relatives in Americus, tbe growing and
progressive city of southwest Georgia.
Were you ever in Americus? and If to
did you take a stroll over tbe city and
see the numerous industries which have
sprung up during the past few yean
and hear the bum of machinery from
tbe numerous manufactories that are
giving employment to hundreds and
hundreds of bands? If not you have
certainly missed n treat, for Americus
to without a doubt on* of th* prettiest
and most progressive little cl tie* In
Georgia—lovely shade trees, beautiful
drives, health-giving water as para and
clear as crystal, and the home of tbe
most boapltable and clever people on ,
th* globe, and a city whieh has multi
plied Its finances by th* thousands
within the past few yean.
Americus to destined in a few year*
to be on* of th* finest cities la th*
South, for her* to the headquarter* ot
the “S. A. M.” fond, with It# mammoth
•bops, to my nothing of th* large Iron
works, th* phosphate and cotton seed
oil mills aad furniture tnetory; her